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Deforestation is permanent devastation of native forests and woods. It happens in many ways: when trees are cut down to grow crops or raise livestock, logging so wood can be used for building houses and furniture, for roads and neighborhoods, for firewood, and forest fires. Deforestation is affecting our environment and way our earth appears. At least eighty percent of our forests have been destroyed. Our rain forests are disappearing with terrible consequences for human life.

Deforestation disrupts carbon cycle. forest trees take carbon dioxide as well as pollutants from atmosphere. When trees are destroyed or burned or left to rot, carbon is released into air as C02 and methane, which both contribute to greenhouse effect.

Deforestation affects our water, too. Trees take up water from their roots and then expel it into air as moisture. This moisture then gets converted into clouds that will bring rain. If we have fewer trees, atmosphere will be drier. With fewer trees, our soil does not have as much support and much silt is released into waters, resulting in loss of soil and more flooding.

Although there may be need to cut down trees to some extent, humans and other species need to protect forests and woodlands. Trees are not just beautiful; they also house many different kinds of plants and animals that could become extinct with deforestation. According to World Rainforest Movement, twenty-five percent of our medicine comes from forests. What if some one of these animals or plants holds cure for cancer or dementia?

We need our forests for many reasons. Our trees are legacy given to us by our ancestors, legacy we must leave to our children.

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